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#1 Posted: Wed Oct 10th, 2007 18:57 |
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HELP US CREATE A DATABASE THAT EXPLORES THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THE NUMEROUS BRANDS OF TT AND LT TIRES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TODAY. SIMPLY FIND YOUR BRAND AND TYPE BELOW AND VOTE ACCORDINGLY. IF YOUR BRAND IS NOT LISTED, USE THE REPLY BUTTON TO ADD YOUR BRAND AND YOUR VOTE. YOUR BRAND AND VOTE WILL THEN BE ADDED TO THE LIST BELOW AND YOUR REPLY DELETED.
QUESTION: OUT OF THE 4 TIRES THAT ARE NOW OR WERE MOUNTED ON YOUR TT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HOW MANY TIRE FAILURES (FOR ANY REASON) OCCURRED? YOU MAY VOTE ONCE FOR EACH SET OF TIRES USED OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
BRAND (ST OR LT) 0 FAILURES 1 FAILURE 2 FAILURES
3 FAILURES 4FAILURES
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#2 Posted: Wed Oct 10th, 2007 22:07 |
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Brand: SuperTrailer ST 225/75R15
1 Failure: Cracked sidewall
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#3 Posted: Thu Oct 11th, 2007 03:35 |
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| Goodyear: 2 failures.....blow out and flat after rubbing on curb.
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#4 Posted: Thu Oct 11th, 2007 04:11 |
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| Uniroyal LT 0 Failures
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#5 Posted: Thu Oct 11th, 2007 14:54 |
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| Triangle ST235/80R16 LRE 1 failure (tire blew completely apart) + 1 nail caused flat
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#6 Posted: Thu Oct 11th, 2007 18:28 |
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Brand: Goodyear Marathon, (2nd set on trailer since new)
Failures: None
I do have 1 tire that appears to have skidded on one spot and now the tread is bulging there. Drove 400 miles on it this past weekend and tried to get a new tire in Flagstaff, but there weren't any Goodyear Marathons to be had. Put the 6 year old spare on it to drive home.
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#7 Posted: Thu Oct 11th, 2007 20:15 |
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| Two Uniroyal Larado 235/85 R16E defective. Grooves in side walls. Did not fail on road. Last edited on Thu Oct 11th, 2007 20:16 by Max Fox
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#8 Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 01:31 |
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Mission ST 205/75/R15 - -0 Failures
(I hope I just didn't jinx myself)
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#9 Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 02:00 |
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| toyo trailer tires, no problems, hope i did not jink myself. by the way we travel from north pole alaska to frankfort kentucky each year. bought from les schwab, good experiance.
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#10 Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 05:13 |
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| Goodyear Marathons ST 225/75R15D 2 blowouts 5th year
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BigFoot
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#11 Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 12:58 |
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| ST SuperTrailer (China, Original Equipment) 0 Failures in 19,000 miles
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#12 Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 16:14 |
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Nanking 15" ST, Brand spanking new, 2 blow outs, in less than 60 days, 1 at 600+ miles and the second blowout at 1200+ miles, the rest taken off and Les Schawb 15" tires on, we'll see.
All tires were checked at every fuel stop and were at rated air capacity and were towed on pavement only.  Don.
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#13 Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 23:17 |
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Tow Master 205/75/15C Made in Canada and New Zealand
0 failures (does a flat count as a failure or do you mean a catastrophic failure like a blow out or a tire coming apart?) Did have a flat once. Discovered it one morning and changed the tire and had the flat repaired. Not sure if running over a nail or a screw is concidered a failure of the tire? Especially if you caught it before running on it and it flew to pieces?
Close to 20,000 miles, over 1000 off the pavement. I carry two spares and check the air pressure pretty much every day I travel. Visual check when I stop, usually touch tires and hubs at each stop.
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George
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#14 Posted: Sat Oct 13th, 2007 14:12 |
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Goodyear Marathon ( made in USA) ST 205/75R15 load range C, no failures in the last five years.
Tires are inflated to 50 psi cold and are loaded to about 80% of rating with our normal gear aboard the trailer. Mileage is probably less than 10,000 miles total (we have never had the trailer out of Washington State.)
Since the trailer manufacture (March 2002) there have been two flats, both more than five years ago.
The first must have happened during transportation from the factory to the dealer. During our first look at the trailer we found that the spare had a chrome trim ring on it (and one of the wheels on the ground had no trim ring) and a big chalk marked "X" on the tread where a plug repair had been done. We asked that the dealer install a spare tire which had not had any repair done to it which was done.
The second flat occurred sitting in the driveway after about a 15 mile trip home following delivery from the dealer. This was caused by a hex headed sheet metal screw that I'm certain was picked up at the factory or at the dealer's shop. The dealer (no longer a Northwood dealer) refused to replace that tire and it was plug repaired and installed in the spare position where it is today.
Last edited on Sat Oct 13th, 2007 16:21 by George
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#15 Posted: Sat Oct 13th, 2007 16:10 |
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Goodyear Marathon ST (USA) -- 1 failure
Delta LT (China) -- 0 failures
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WHIDBEY NASH
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#16 Posted: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 15:26 |
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| Goodyear Marathons, 0 failures.
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BigFoot
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#17 Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 14:45 |
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SUMMARY
BRAND TOTAL TIRES FAILURES % FAILURES
DELTA LT 4 0 0%
GOODYEAR MARATHON 20 3 15%
GOODYEAR UNKNOWN 4 1 25%
MISSION ST 4 0 0%
NANKING ST 4 2 50%
SuperTrailer ST 8 1 12.5%
TOW MASTER 4 0 0%
TOYO 4 0 0%
TRIANGLE 4 1 25%
UNIROYAL LARADO 4 0 0%
UNIROYAL LT 4 0 0%
TOTALS 64 8 12.5%
PLEASE SEND IN MORE INFORMATION SO THIS DATABASE WILL BECOME MORE MEANINGFUL. I WILL UPDATE AGAIN AFTER WE GET SOME MORE POSTS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR BLOW-OUTS AND STRUCTURAL FAILURES, NOT FLATS FROM NAILS.
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#18 Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 15:29 |
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BigFoot wrote: ...It appears that SuperTrailer (I believe that is the brand installed at the factory, at least it was on my AF 22H) ...
The factory installs (or has installed) a variety of brands. My 2000 model came from the factory with Goodyear Marathons and my 2005 model came with Deltas. I know that they also installed Maxxis at one time.
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MICJAC
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#19 Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 15:33 |
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Brand: Super Trailer
Size: ST235/80R16E
Failure 1: Flat tire sometime before delivery to Antlers RV (Jan ’07). Antlers had the tire repaired, but they said it didn’t need balancing; I think it’s the same tire I had repaired yesterday and it required 3.5 oz weights to balance.
Failure 2: Flat tire noticed the day before yesterday. Called Good Sam ERS who sent a guy out the next day to mount the spare; no charge. I like their service.
Took the tire to Discount Tire in town for repair; they found a nail in the middle of the tread, fixed and balanced it, AT NO CHARGE! WOW!!!!!!
Jack
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Wideload
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#20 Posted: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 16:28 |
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Goodyear Marathons
Still got the original set
No tire failures
Last edited on Thu Oct 18th, 2007 16:29 by Wideload
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